GDT: Game 15 - CBJ at CHI - 11 Feb, 8pm

[Viqsi]

Oh yeah, hockey games. We play those around here, don't we? And they're in primetime rather than during daytime TV soap opera slots...

Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:

Of Note
Bjorkstrand has a 4-7-11 line in the past 12 games and leads the squad on the season with those 11 points. … Laine has scored three goals in four games since arriving from Winnipeg, while fellow former Jet Roslovic has a career-long five-game point streak (2-5-7). … Jones has a three-game point streak (1-5-6). … Atkinson notched his 14th career shorthanded goal Monday, tying Rick Nash's franchise record. … Defenseman Scott Harrington (1-1-2, 2 GP) and center Kevin Stenlund (1-2-3, 3 GP) have registered points in each of their games played this season. … Columbus has scored first in 10 of 14 games, and 16 of the Jackets' 38 goals have been scored in the first period. … Columbus is 3-9-2 in its last 14 games in the United Center.

Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)

Patrik Laine - Jack Roslovic - Cam Atkinson
Max Domi - Kevin Stenlund - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson - Riley Nash - Nick Foligno
Mikhail Grigorenko - Boone Jenner - Alexandre Texier

Vladislav Gavrikov - Seth Jones
Scott Harrington - David Savard
Michael Del Zotto - Andrew Peeke

Joonas Korpisalo
Cam Johnson

Scratches: Dean Kukan, Gabriel Carlsson, Matiss Kivlenieks (lower body, day to day)
Injured reserve: Zach Werenski (lower body, day to day), Elvis Merzlikins (upper body, day to day), Gus Nyquist (shoulder, out 5-6 months as of November), Brandon Dubinsky (wrist, LTIR)

Roster Report: Tortorella said Wednesday that Stenlund will move up in the lineup while Peeke will make his season debut in place of Kukan, who didn't play in the last 34 minutes of Monday's game because of his struggles. Either Johnson (taxi squad) or Merzlikins will have to be recalled to the active roster to join Korpisalo.

blackhawks.nhl.com has their own preview article up.

Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall game info
Event Summary - player-specific info

Highlights of the Blackhawks' last game:

Click to read more...

 

[ViD]

Laine with a minimum of 2 goals or benched again

 

[DJA]

Laine hat trick incoming

 

[Old Guy]

I hope we cream those punks.

 

[Bookker]

I bet that 4th line is gonna play - again - less than 10 mins.

Sure Texier deserves - yeah, the "merit" - this with his 14-4-4-8 record (2nd CBJ player behind Bjorky)
And also to be put at RW, a new position he never played, it will help for sure

 

[EspenK]

Appears Torts is using the line-o-matic before games now. Yikes. Luckily the lines will change many times throughout the game.

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

A night without drama would be nice; a win would be even better.

 

[Finner]

Well lineup roulette is spinning. Have to wake up and watch how this one Ford. If Lankinen in the net its going to be hard one

 

[m0rkoli]

GAAAAME NIGHT!!!!!!!!!

Excited to see Stenlund play, never saw him playing that I remember.

Laine might be good today, or maybe average or maybe even poor.

Maybe a goal incoming, or maybe not..

The End

 

[DarkandStormy]

Tell us more about this "merit," Torts (last three games at 5v5):

 

[wahsnairb]

Well lineup roulette is spinning. Have to wake up and watch how this one Ford. If Lankinen in the net its going to be hard one

Lankinen should be back for us. He wasn’t even dressed last game so he could rest.

These are obviously my favorite games as a Hawks fan in Columbus. Hoping for a fast game with no drama.

 

[60ntheville]

I for one am excited to see how we come out tonight after that drama and two days of hopefully good practices! Well that’s my positive spin at least! Oh and peekes in! Nice!

 

[Monk]

Tell us more about this "merit," Torts (last three games at 5v5):
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To this I would say again that lineup decisions in this compressed season are likely to be impacted much more by "keeping fresh legs" than is typical. He has a taxi squad, why not use it.

Is the difference between Harrington and Kukan really as dramatic as those corsi numbers suggest? I dunno.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Laine 3+1 and then he goes all in with the Gordie Howe hat trick and accidentally fights the assistant coach.

 

[MAHJ71]

 

[WeAreSoPucked]

Hawk fan in peace ...
Yeah ... scoping out yer GDT. ;-)
Hey's it's only a game right?
Just thankful even have one these, "interesting times" ...
Here's to a good tilt, lots of highlight reel plays, & everybody gets on the bus same shape he got off it.

PS: Long time Torts guy fwiw ... ;-)

 

[jepjepjoo]

Laine 4 goals, fights with Torts and tells Larsen to go f*** himself.

 

[wahsnairb]

So they join Toews and Dach out (obviously).

Hawks have Debrincat back and now Boqvist and Wallmark have been removed from COVID protocol and should slot in.

 

[Finner]

Chi has been better what expected. Last 2games against them was maybe the most boring games i have seen lately. Hopefully this one has more electricity. Prediction 2-2
Goals Roslovic and Jones. Laine 0+2

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

10-2 Jackets

Laine with 8 goals

 

[Monk]

10-2 Jackets

Laine with 8 goals

This is one of your more realistic predictions that I've seen!

 

[LazyCircuits]

10-2 Jackets

Laine with 8 goals

Is that it regular time or OT?

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Is that it regular time or OT?

We mercy rule them. Game is called after two periods

 

[tchigo]

I guess Tex will be a healthy scratch next game...

 

[Bookker]

I guess Tex will be a healthy scratch next game...

Merit and developing young talent, they said

PLD is gone, Bemström is scratched, Foudy now... Texier is next
We haven't seen Peeke neither (we'll see if he can stays here)